diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index 138f3e7..b95123c 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ vactivate() {
 	source $path/bin/activate; bash; deactivate
 }
 
-# Append a local bashrc. Meant to give the ability to tune a bashrc for a
-#  specific environment. These won't be tracked in vcsh.
+# Append a local bashrc if it exists. This gives the ability to insert untracked
+# modifications to this .bashrc
 
-source ~/.local.bashrc
+[[ -s ~/.local.bashrc ]] && source ~/.local.bashrc